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1 coal
noun1) Kohle, die; (hard coal) Steinkohle, die2) (piece of coal) Stück Kohlelive coals — Glut, die
haul somebody over the coals — (fig.) jemandem die Leviten lesen (ugs.)
carry coals to Newcastle — (fig.) Eulen nach Athen tragen (fig.)
* * *[kəul](a black mineral burned for fuel, heat etc.) die Kohle- academic.ru/13730/coalfield">coalfield- coalmine
- haul someone over the coals
- haul over the coals* * *[kəʊl, AM koʊl]to mine \coal Kohle abbauen* * *[kəʊl]nKohle fwe still burn coal — wir heizen noch mit Kohle
or drag sb over the coals —
* * *coal [kəʊl]A s1. MINERa) Kohle fb) engS. Steinkohle f2. Holzkohle f3. (glühendes) Stück Kohle oder Holz4. pl Br Kohle f, Kohlen pl, Kohlenvorrat m:lay in coals sich mit Kohlen eindecken;heap coals of fire on sb’s head fig glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln5. CHEM Schlacke fB v/t1. zu Kohle brennen2. SCHIFF, BAHN bekohlen, mit Kohle versorgenC v/i SCHIFF, BAHN Kohle einnehmen, bunkern* * *noun1) Kohle, die; (hard coal) Steinkohle, die2) (piece of coal) Stück Kohlelive coals — Glut, die
haul somebody over the coals — (fig.) jemandem die Leviten lesen (ugs.)
carry coals to Newcastle — (fig.) Eulen nach Athen tragen (fig.)
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2 coal
[kəʊl, Am koʊl] nto mine \coal Kohle abbauenPHRASES:
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